Vocab unit 6 Level F

Question 1

anomalous

Answer 1

abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Question 2

bizarre

Answer 2

extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Question 2

aspersion

Answer 2

a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Question 2

demagogue

Answer 2

a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Question 2

disabuse

Answer 2

to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Question 3

cajole

Answer 3

to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Question 3

brusque

Answer 3

abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Question 4

castigate

Answer 4

to punish severely; to criticize severely

Question 4

contrive

Answer 4

to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

Question 5

ennul

Answer 5

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Question 5

fetter

Answer 5

a chain or shackle placed on the feet, anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent

Question 5

heinous

Answer 5

very wicked, offensive, hateful

Question 6

insurgent

Answer 6

one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

Question 7

immutable

Answer 7

not subject to change, constant

Question 8

megalomania

Answer 8

n. a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc. far in excess of reality

Question 9

sinecure

Answer 9

n. a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

Question 10

transgress

Answer 10

v. to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

Question 10

surreptitious

Answer 10

adj. stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

Question 11

vicarious

Answer 11

adj. performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

Question 11

transmute

Answer 11

v. to change from one nature, substance, or form to another